Nowell

Where Nowell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nowell.

Nowell through the years
  1. 1927
    First appearance
    #4,210 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1969
    Peak, #2,861
    10 babies named Nowell, the most in any year.
  3. 1970
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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